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Austria address format & examples

How to write an Austrian address

We can see you panicking from a mile away because you don’t know how to write Austria’s address. Relax because you stumbled upon the ultimate guide for Austrian address formats. PHEW! Take a minute to eat a wiener schnitzel, then play a little Mozart and settle in. Enjoy browsing Austria’s address examples here and try out our suite of address validation tools for addresses in Austria below. Just enter an address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate the address faster than you can down a Red Bull energy drink.

Sometimes, people get tripped up on how to write Austrian addresses, but no fear! We’ve got you. Explore Austria’s address format in order, as explained below. The Australian address format should be written as follows:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, including any appropriate titles
  2. Street name and house or building number - The street name should be written, and then the house or building number should follow without any punctuation.
  3. Postal code and city - The postal code and locality go on this line without any separating punctuation marks and in that order.
  4. Country - Write “AUT” in all caps on the last line.
Austria address example

Austria address examples

Address example with units

Gardegasse 3 Apartment 6

1070 Wien

AUT

Postal box example

Elisabethstraße 13

Postfach 22

1010 Wien

AUT

Smarty address validation tools

Smarty™ has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Austria addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Austrian address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.

Postal information

Austria's national postal system, "Österreichische Post," was established in 1490. As of recent data, Österreichische Post services approximately 15,836 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Austria. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
9 states
Administration area names and abbreviations

Burgenland (B)

Carinthia (K)

Lower Austria (NÖ)

Upper Austria (OÖ)

Salzburg (S)

Styria (ST)

Tyrol (T)

Vorarlberg (V)

Vienna (W)

Term to describe postal codes
postleitzahl
Postal code in language
postleitzahl
Postal code format
9999
Postal service provider and website

Österreichische Post

https://www.post.at/

Country information

We don’t want to say “auf wiedersehen” just yet, so why don’t we learn even more about Austrian address examples? You can keep reading here to discover comprehensive details about Austria, encompassing its land area, capital city, and prominent urban centers.

Country/territory name
Austria
ISO3
AUT
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
AT
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
AUT
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
040
Endonym
Österreich
Total land area
82,445 KM²
Capital
Vienna
Other major cities
Graz, Linz, Salzburg

Population information

Total population
9,132,383 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
59% / 41%
Urban population
5,388,106
Rural population
3,744,277
Official language
German
All languages spoken
German, English, French, Italian
Most commonly used postal language
German
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Now that you've seen our Austria address examples and have become as wizard at Austrian address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Visit the international address formats page for information on other countries and territories we cover.

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